The Lagos State Government has unveiled 11 new electric buses as part of efforts to expand cleaner public transportation across the state.
This was announced in a statement shared by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority on its social media accounts on Tuesday.
The buses, provided by Oando Clean Energy Limited under the regulation of LAMATA, represent the first batch of a 50-bus commitment under the current phase of the partnership.
The initiative, which began with two pilot electric buses deployed in 2023, is expected to pave the way for the eventual introduction of 552 electric buses across Lagos public transport corridors.
Speaking at the presentation, the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said the transition to cleaner energy was essential to meeting the transportation needs of Lagos as its population and economic activities continued to expand.
He said the state government recognised that “the future of transportation must be anchored
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